Full name | Al Ahly Sporting Club |
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Nickname(s) | Club of the Century The Red Devils Patriotism Club Masters of the World |
Short name | ASC |
Founded | 24 April 1907 |
Ground | Cairo International Stadium |
Capacity | 75,000 |
Chairman | Mahmoud Taher |
Manager | Sayed Abdel Hafeez |
Coach | Hossam El-Badry |
League | Egyptian Premier League |
2015–16 | Egyptian Premier League, 1st |
Website | Club home page |
Active departments of Al Ahly SC
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Football
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Swimming
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Water polo
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Karate
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Athletics
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Al Ahly Sporting Club (Arabic: النادي الأهلي للرياضة البدنية), is an Egyptian sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the top tier of the Egyptian football league system. Founded in April 24, 1907 as a gathering place for Cairo's students' unions in the struggle against colonization.
Al Ahly is the most successful club in Egyptian football history and Africa, having won a record 38 national titles, 35 national cups and 9 national super cups. In addition, Al Ahly has never been relegated to the Second Division. On the continental side, Al Ahly was named in 2000 by CAF as the African Club of the Century. The club has 8 CAF Champions League titles, 1 CAF Confederation Cup title, 6 CAF Super Cup titles and 4 African Cup Winners' Cup titles. Internationally, Al Ahly has won the Bronze medal in FIFA Club World Cup 2006 and 1 Afro-Asian Cup title.
Al Ahly is the second most successful club in the world in terms of number of international titles (20), together with Barcelona (20) but behind Real Madrid (21). The club plays their home matches in the Cairo International Stadium, with a capacity of 75,000.